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School: Ramonan

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Ramonan, Co. Cavan
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Maeve Turner
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    stall for hay. The horse-clipping is done during the winter months.
    Weak pigs and weak lambs are often kept as pets.
    "Cheh" is the call for cows. "Peogh" is the call for horses, "suckie" is the call for calves "deoch" is the call for pigs, "Kiddie" for goats and "sherry" for sheep.
    A horse-shoe is often put under the nest when setting eggs for hatching, for luck. A mark is put on matching eggs got from a station.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mildred Tilson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornagrow, Co. Cavan